Experience Summary
I am an experienced Tutor of CAD in Textile Surface Design. I tutored this at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City for 5 years and have tutored privately in people's homes. I currently work in the industry as a CAD Artist and Print Designer. I am located in New York City. My current resume reads as follows:
Proficient CAD designer with marketable design aesthetic dedicated to print production from concept to
completion. Articulate, innovative, detail oriented, experienced as a team player and teacher of CAD with expert knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator.
FREELANCE
Lemongrass FASHION
6/09 – 8/31/13
Design Women's Prints with Photoshop and Illustrator for Belk, JCPenney, Alfred Dunner
Printmaker International FASHION
1/3/12 --8/8/13
Design Women's Prints with Photoshop and Illustrator for Macy's, Brooks Brothers, Elie Tahari
Camuto FASHION ACCESSORIES
7/12/13 – 8/4/13
Design Prints with Photoshop and Illustrator leather hand bags
Maggy London FASHION
12/27/12 – 6/31/13
Design Women's Prints with Photoshop and Illustrator for Belk, JC Penny, Alfred Dunner
Macy's FASHION
3/12/13 – 3/22/13
Design and re-design prints creating repeats with Photoshop and Illustrator - textures, prints, plaids, stripes and woven's
FULL TIME EXPERIENCE
Komar - Carole Hochman Design Group SLEEPWEAR
10/15/13 - 2/7/2014
Print Designer - CAD Department
Take Two Clothing FASHION
2/7/11 – 12/2/11
Create CAD Designs using a varieties of sources and web research
Create Scenic Layouts using architectural imagery, lettering, and creative design
Sketch bodies in Illustrator
Recolor artwork in Photoshop and Illustrator
Prepare print packages and update logs
Studio One FASHION
11/09 – 11/10
Print Design using Photoshop and Illustrator
Design and re-design scanned prints with mill specifications
Create double and single border prints, set-patterns, half-drops, and placement prints
Reduce all to a maximum of 12 screen color separations for each print
Bryant Industries, Incorporated HOME FURNISHINGS
6/06 – 2/07
Scan new art to create pattern repeats, stripes, solids, and textures
Print on varieties of paper-backed fabrics including cottons, weaves, ribs and jacquards
Match solids using Pantones
Maintain large printers and daily print flow
Wacoal America – DKNY Division INTIMATE APPAREL
2/01 – 6/06
CAD Assistant to Design Department
Public Relations, Sales and Merchandising Assistant
OTHER FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
CAD Prints for FASHION and HOME
Denmoss - 6/10/13 -- 7/1/13 FASHION
Martha Stewart Omnimedia - 2/21/13 HOME
Sears - 10/09/12 – 12/15/12 FASHION
Ann Taylor - 3/08 – 6/08 FASHION
Michael Kors - 1/08 – 1/08 FASHION
Granet - 6/08 – 7/08 HOME
P. Kaufman: Folia Fabrics for Ralph Lauren - 7/07 – 7/07 HOME
EDUCATION
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK – EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE
BACHELOR OF ARTS - CONCENTRATION GRAPHICS
FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: CAD Tutor - 2002 – 2007
Teaching Style
Patient, understanding, serious.